1 Corinthians 7:8 KJV

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:1-12

III. QUESTIONS ASKED OF PAUL 7:1-16:12The remainder of the body of this epistle deals with questions the Corinthians had put to Paul in a letter. Paul introduced each of these with the phrase peri de ("now concerning," 1 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Corinthians 8:1; 1 Corinthians 12:1; 1 Corinthians 16:1; 1 Corinthians 16:12), a phrase commonly used in antiquity. [Note: Keener, p. 62.] "Rather than a friendly exchange, in which the new believers in Corinth are asking spiritual advice... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:1-16

1. Advice to the married or formerly married 7:1-16Paul proceeded to give guidelines to the married or formerly married. The statement "It is good for a man not to touch a woman" (1 Corinthians 7:1) may well have been a Corinthian slogan. [Note: Ibid., p. 270.] This hypothesis, which seems valid to me in light of Paul’s argumentation, results in a different interpretation of the text than has been traditional. The traditional view takes the entire section as explaining Paul’s position on... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:8

Who are the "unmarried" (Gr. agamois) that Paul had in view? Most interpreters have taken this word in its broadest possible meaning, namely, all categories of unmarried people. Others, however, take it to refer to widowers since Paul also specified widows in this verse and since he dealt with males and females in balance in this chapter. There is a Greek word for "widowers," but it does not appear in the koine Greek period. Agamos served in its place. [Note: See ibid., pp. 287-88 for... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:8-9

The legitimate option of singleness 7:8-9Paul moved from advice to the married regarding sexual abstinence to advice to the unmarried. He advised this group, as he had the former one, to remain in the state in which they found themselves, but he allowed them an exception too. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

(a) Answer to Questions about MarriageThe Corinthians had in their letter (1 Corinthians 7:1) asked St. Paul’s opinion on several points connectedwithmarriage. His language in reply is guarded; he speaks with some diffidence; he constantly admits exceptions and lays down restrictions. This makes his meaning sometimes obscure; but the general drift is that celibacy, though a good thing in itself, is not suited to the needs of many, especially in circumstances like theirs; and marriage, though... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 7:8

(8) I say therefore.—Better, Now what I say is, . . . Widows are here joined with those who have not been married, otherwise discussion might have arisen as to whether the Apostle had intended his advice for them also. It has been curiously conjectured (by Luther amongst others), from the passage where St. Paul recommends widows to “abide even as I.” that the Apostle was himself a widower. This, however, requires the word “unmarried” to be restricted to widowers, which is quite inadmissible;... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

1 Corinthians 7:10 ; 1 Corinthians 7:12 'He can be nowise considered the disciple of Paul,' says Bacon in the De Augmentis Scientiarum, "who does not sometimes insert in his doctrines, "I, not the Lord," or again, "according to my counsel," which style is generally suited to inferences. Wherefore it appears to me that it would be of especial use and benefit if a temperate and careful treatise were instituted, which, as a kind of Divine logic, should lay down proper precepts touching the use... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Chapter 11MARRIAGETHERE are two preliminary considerations which throw some light on this much-contested passage. First, Paul had to speak about marriage as he found it, as it existed among those to whom he wished to be of service. Hence he makes no allusion to that which among ourselves is the main argument for, or at least the one only justifying motive to marriage, viz., love. Marriage is treated here from a lower point of view than it would have been had this letter been originally written... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

4. Concerning the Relationship of Man and Woman CHAPTER 7 1. The Single and the Married Life. (1 Corinthians 7:1-9 ). 2. Separation and Divorce. (1 Corinthians 7:10-16 ). 3. Abiding in the Different Callings. (1 Corinthians 7:17-24 ). 4. The Unmarried and Married in Contrast. (1 Corinthians 7:25-40 ). It is evident from the first verse that the Corinthians had inquired of the Apostle about marriage and the relationship of man and woman. It was an important question in a city of the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:8

7:8 {6} I say therefore to the {f} unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.(6) Sixthly, he gives the very same admonition touching the second marriage, that is, that a single life is to be allowed, but for those who have the gift of continency. Otherwise they ought to marry again, so that their conscience may be at peace.(f) This whole passage is completely against those who condemn second marriages. read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:1-12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:1-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:8-9

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 7:8

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:8

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